Nonprofit · EIN 85-1730097
WOODEN IT BE LOVELY
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $711,054 | $599,746 | $111,308 | $1,251,308 | $69,229 | $1,182,079 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $777,061 | $540,316 | $236,745 | $1,098,343 | $46,929 | $1,051,414 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $282,303
- Program service revenue
- $202,947
- Investment income
- $30,377
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$253
- Net income from fundraising events
- $109,742
- Net income from gaming
- $79,903
- Other revenue
- $195,427
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $319,312
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $366,684
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $30,014
- Occupancy
- $17,687
- Depreciation
- $6,169
- Program services (functional)
- $439,999
- Management and general (functional)
- $132,175
- Fundraising (functional)
- $27,572
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,098,343
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,251,308
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $69,229
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,182,079
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $189,383
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,182,079
- Gross receipts
- $893,696
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 80
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Margaret Ann Jessup | Executive Director/Pastor Officer | 40 | $67,919 |
| Allison Long | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Burton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beth O'Shea | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Sims | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dede Murphy | Chairwoman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Rutledge | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Stout | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Lacascio | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen DeJong | Chairwoman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Lowery | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Krehbiel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Germeraad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Harrod | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Pence | board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Margaret Ann Jessup | Executive Director/Pastor Officer | 40 | $64,769 |
| Ann Burton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen DeJong | Chairwoman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Germeraad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Harrod | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Lacascio | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Lowery | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Krehbiel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Beth O'Shea | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Norris | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Dede Murphy | Chairwoman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Rutledge | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Sims | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Long | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Stout | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timara Pflug | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1140 GOVERNOR ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704-1708
- In care of
- % JENNIFER DEJONG
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Rev Margaret Ann Jessup, 501 S Douglas Avenue, Springfield, IL 62704
- Signed the 990
- Dede Murphy, Chairwoman
- Phone
- (217) 606-5307
- Website
- www.woodenitbelovely.love
- Return prepared by
- ECK SCHAFER & PUNKE LLP
Mission
Wooden It Be Lovely offers hope and employment to women healing from lives of poverty, addiction, and abuse. We do this by providing transitional employment, housing, mentoring, recovery tools, education, community networking, and a safe community. Our women are employed to refurbish and sell donated wooden furniture and sew unique products. This transitional employment housing empowers women to move towards economic stability and an enhanced wellbeing for themselves and their children.
Program accomplishments
- Be Lovely Work Program: Women in transition refurbish donated wood furniture and sell the pieces to the public. Sew Lovely is a branch from the original ministry, Wooden It Be Lovely. This program hires women healing from lives of poverty, addiction and/or abuse. The women are empowered, employed and provided a community of love as they heal and transition. In an effort to hire more women, Sew Lovely was started. The women learn to sew and make unique products for those interested in supporting our ministry. Every purchase offers hope to women and their children.Expenses $418,634 · revenue $208,729
- Be Lovely Home: Residential housing program opened in June 2022 for women in recovery who do not have/custody of children. Women live, work, and are loved all in one program. This is not just a home, it is a sanctuary for healing.Expenses $21,365
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-1730097
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,251,308
- Income (IRS master file)
- $893,696
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $711,054 | $599,746 | $1,251,308 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $777,061 | $540,316 | $1,098,343 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $622,083 | $463,981 | $845,137 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 85-1730097).
Questions about WOODEN IT BE LOVELY
- What is the EIN of WOODEN IT BE LOVELY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOODEN IT BE LOVELY is 85-1730097.
- Is WOODEN IT BE LOVELY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to WOODEN IT BE LOVELY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WOODEN IT BE LOVELY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WOODEN IT BE LOVELY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WOODEN IT BE LOVELY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WOODEN IT BE LOVELY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Rev Margaret Ann Jessup.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOODEN IT BE LOVELY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $67,919 (Rev Margaret Ann Jessup, Executive Director/Pastor).
- How much revenue does WOODEN IT BE LOVELY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $711,054, expenses of $599,746 and total assets of $1,251,308 at year end.
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